> The fake Markdown is awful. +1 on this. I'd be much happier with Slack if they supported Github style markdown, including syntax-highlighting. I don't unde

> The fake Markdown is awful. +1 on this. I'd be much happier with Slack if they supported Github style markdown, including syntax-highlighting. I don't understand objections to this based on inertia. The markdown style could be specified on a per-channel basis: traditional or Github-like. If my team ever moves away from Slack, it would most likely be because of this issue.